I would like to know if it is possible through a .plist alteration, or otherwise, to add the due date checkbox shown in my screenshots to the OS X version of Reminders. I am not looking for the notification option, just the old fashioned due date option.

The due date checkbox is not an option normally. "Test item" was created on the OS X Reminders app.

However if I make one, "Test item 2", on iCloud.com, I have the option to add a due date. This is then changed, through iCloud, on my Mac.

This leads me to believe that maybe a file could be changed on my Mac to enable this option to be turned on by default.

This is really great. I'm wondering if I could add a "Get Specified Text" command in front so that the reminder will have the name of the text I have highlighted. I can get the text but can't figure out how to pass it into the apple script
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gregmacfarlaneJul 9 '14 at 12:58

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Use Automator instead. There's a New Reminders item, and you can set a due date in it. Unfortunately, the service will always set the same due date, but you can immediately modify it thereafter, or just choose to "Show the Action when the Workflow Runs", and set it then.
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jaydiscJul 14 '14 at 0:10

I used Automator, but my problem was that I shouldn't have included the Get specified text action item; I needed this running in Automator, but didn't when running the workflow.
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gregmacfarlaneJul 14 '14 at 13:09

I think you have to make it as a Service to get the selected text: cl.ly/Waiq
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jaydiscJul 14 '14 at 22:37